Build a URL shortener using React and Node/Express in Typescript

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  • nanoid

    A tiny (124 bytes), secure, URL-friendly, unique string ID generator for JavaScript

  • Every time /shorten-url is called, nanoid generates a URL-friendly key. Then, the key and a long URL are stored in the mapping for URL redirection. And, the key is stored in a SET object to check if the generated key is duplicated. If the key is duplicated, the error will be thrown.

  • mantine

    A fully featured React components library

  • Let's style components by using Mantine and write tests for the backend and frontend using Jest, React Testing Library, and Cypress. The followings are the final UI.

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  • URL-Shortener

    a simple URL shortener (by nk18chi)

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